A report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center indicates that among students who started in four-year public institutions, black students had the lowest six-year completion rate (45.9%); nationally, 54.8% of students who started in any type of college or university in Fall 2010 completed a degree or certificate within six years; and . among students who started in four-year public institutions, black men had the lowest completion rate (40.0%) and the highest stop-out rate (41.1%). Asian women had the highest completion rate (75.7%) and the lowest stop-out rate (11.2%).